Verbs Worksheets | Linking Verbs Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the correct linking verb from the list: is, was, were, are, am.

Remember: Linking verbs connect the subject to a description or identity — they don’t show action. In these sentences, we’re mostly dealing with present or past tense forms of “to be” that match the subject.

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1. We __________ going to the game tonight.
→ Subject: “We” → needs plural present tense → are
*(Already given as example)*

2. You __________ going to buy me a Christmas gift.
→ Subject: “You” → always takes are (even though it’s singular in meaning, grammatically it uses “are”)
→ Answer: are

3. They __________ a good group of students to take on a field trip.
→ Subject: “They” → plural → present tense → are
→ But wait — is this describing them now? Yes. So are fits.

4. He __________ a good student in my class.
→ Subject: “He” → singular → present tense → is

5. You __________ talking too much in the class.
→ Again, “You” → always are
→ Even if it’s about behavior right now, still are

6. They __________ going to the movies after school.
→ “They” → plural → present/future plan → are

7. She __________ the one who organized the birthday party.
→ This is about something that already happened (“organized” is past tense) → so we need past tense for “she” → was

8. He __________ going to take out the trash after dinner.
→ Future plan, but subject is “he” → present tense form → is

9. He __________ going to say something, but then he forgot what he was going to say.
→ The second part says “forgot” and “was going to say” → so this whole thing is in the past → “he” + past tense → was

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Let me double-check #3:
“They ___ a good group...” — could it be “were”? Only if it’s past tense. But there’s no clue it’s past. The sentence sounds like a current description → so are is correct.

#7: “She ___ the one who organized...” — “organized” is past, so she *was* the one at that time → was is correct.

#9: Clearly past context → was

All others seem solid.

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Final Answer:

1. are
2. are
3. are
4. is
5. are
6. are
7. was
8. is
9. was